Seniority Profile · Colorado

Lead / Director Software Developers salary in Colorado

Roles that direct strategy, lead teams, or hold full functional ownership. Typically ten or more years of experience or a Director-class title with budget responsibility.

By Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026

BLS percentile range

— – —

P75 to P90 of the Colorado OES distribution for Software Developers.

DOL OFLC offered median

$164,112

Across 172 certified filings at this wage level.

Real disclosed salaries

Lead / Director Software Developers in Colorado: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 172 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $164,112. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

Level	Filings	Median offer
Level IV — fully competent	172	$164,112

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Lead / Director Software Developers in Colorado. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

Employer	Most-filed title	Filings	Median
Charter Communications Inc.	Principal Engineer II	24	$161,886
Charles Schwab & Company, Inc.	Sr. Manager, Software Development & Engineering Senior	13	$176,200
Charter Communications, Inc.	Principal Engineer I	12	$161,886
Oracle America, Inc.	Software Developer	9	$161,886
Visa Technology & Operations LLC	Software Engineer - Sr. Consultant level	5	$161,886
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	Cloud Developer III	5	$159,266
Western Union, LLC	Senior Staff Software Engineer	4	$163,169
Visa U.S.A. Inc.	Software Engineer - Sr. Consultant level	4	$161,886
Deloitte Consulting LLP	Manager	4	$189,291
Arrow Electronics, Inc.	Enterprise Architect	3	$183,750

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

Enterprise Architect at Arrow Electronics, Inc.
$183,750
CentennialWage Level IVDecided Sep 30, 2025I-200-25266-328882
Principal Engineer III at Charter Communications, Inc.
$164,112
EnglewoodWage Level IVDecided Sep 30, 2025I-200-25266-329734
Principal Architect I at Charter Communications Inc.
$164,112
Greenwood VillageWage Level IVDecided Sep 26, 2025I-200-25262-320981
Senior Manager, Integrated Solutions at Twilio, Inc.
$164,112
ParkerWage Level IVDecided Sep 26, 2025I-200-25262-321545
Senior Staff Software Engineer at Western Union, LLC
$164,112
DenverWage Level IVDecided Sep 26, 2025I-200-25262-322739
Program Manager-ProdDev at Oracle America, Inc.
$164,112
DenverWage Level IVDecided Sep 26, 2025I-200-25262-322424
Software Engineer VII at Charter Communications, Inc.
$164,112
Greenwood VillageWage Level IVDecided Sep 25, 2025I-200-25261-319422
Site Reliability Developer at Oracle America, Inc.
$154,170
Colorado SpringsWage Level IVDecided Sep 25, 2025I-200-25261-318299

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.